Sales Volume and Average Wholesale Prices of Selected Fishery Products
at 10 Major Central Wholesale Markets in Japan, September 1997
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September January - September
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Fishery Products M.T Yen/kg M.T % Yen/kg %
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Grand total 200,095 812 1,631,002 99 855 103
Fresh, total 82,236 788 677,959 102 861 100
Fresh:
Bluefin tuna 1,056 2,954 7,744 107 2,626 104
Bigeye tuna 1,205 1,585 10,545 104 1,356 106
Yellowfin tuna 1,343 1,312 18,064 95 1,077 106
Other tuna 1,901 735 16,219 142 696 96
Skipjack 2,290 457 27,581 143 481 77
Salmon 3,501 497 16,144 102 815 106
Sardine 3,645 278 34,720 119 261 88
Jack mackerel 4,282 492 48,007 102 469 98
Mackerel 4,165 371 49,444 107 298 106
Saury 12,820 335 22,426 128 478 90
Yellowtail, wild 2,858 646 14,912 101 815 116
Yellowtail, cultured 3,032 1,253 33,639 85 1,230 120
Flounder, live/fresh 735 2,155 6,854 95 2,148 101
Flounder, live 345 2,715 2,654 - 2,295 -
Sole 1,284 1,062 15,793 97 943 98
Cod 818 560 9,746 96 477 100
Croaker 249 350 2,164 92 399 106
Cuttlefish 678 759 5,715 63 899 119
Red snapper, live/fresh 2,767 1,196 25,320 105 1,207 99
Red snapper, live 1,483 1,178 13,388 - 1,176 -
Spanish mackerel 1,922 562 14,852 76 873 125
Tiger Prawn 164 5,540 1,301 104 6,083 94
Shrimp 540 1,896 4,828 91 1,947 107
Crab 1,426 1,603 10,859 114 1,742 94
Squid, common 5,990 335 43,040 103 362 101
Cuttlefish 103 866 2,019 98 810 100
Other squid 1,753 928 12,742 94 1,101 102
Eel 259 1,955 2,756 93 2,196 99
Short-neck clam, with shell 1,560 494 18,687 108 449 99
Scallop, with shell 999 472 8,934 111 462 81
Oyster, without shell 106 1,253 6,039 91 990 107
Bloody clam, with shell 524 1,182 5,558 94 1,043 123
Freshwater clam, with shell 1,075 485 9,508 97 473 105
Frozen, total 51,899 914 408,295 93 944 107
Frozen:
Bluefin tuna 1,447 3,133 13,520 97 3,154 104
Bigeye tuna 4,152 1,122 33,661 103 1,198 102
Bigeye tuna, imports 1,419 1,261 11,492 - 1,341 -
Yellowfin 1,684 835 13,263 105 868 100
Billfish 906 857 7,575 88 848 112
Salmon* 6,016 582 39,944 95 639 112
Salmon*, imports 3,156 727 28,413 - 675 -
Pink salmon 968 507 6,601 104 609 112
Herring 622 183 7,431 215 168 92
Jack mackerel 463 378 4,123 88 362 129
Mackerel 1,069 483 11,062 71 466 145
Saury 1,803 268 4,952 70 413 161
Sole 2,061 509 18,320 85 525 101
Cod 606 609 4,748 82 584 93
Sea bream 398 638 2,755 72 600 104
Spanish mackerel 396 698 4,596 87 686 108
Shrimp, domestic 1,036 1,570 6,968 98 1,742 101
Shrimp, imports 4,410 1,734 36,120 88 1,647 112
Squid, common 1,369 321 12,808 86 339 95
Cuttlefish 1,067 869 10,907 94 829 104
Other squid 1,889 689 19,011 87 696 103
Octopus 3,309 882 23,210 81 903 106
Surimi 2,067 402 16,112 95 367 115
Processed, total 64,270 767 529,081 99 790 102
Salted/dried:
Sardine 1,337 946 13,467 97 882 99
Jack mackerel 2,234 558 21,760 106 572 100
Mackerel 305 658 2,956 98 651 125
Saury 909 373 6,600 83 546 117
Salted:
Salmon 8,075 579 43,488 96 741 112
Pink salmon 348 427 3,204 88 445 126
Mackerel 1,198 605 11,515 93 570 119
Salmon roe 1,072 2,432 7,606 84 2,403 99
Pollock roe 1,440 1,868 13,708 91 1,821 99
Herring roe 451 3,064 1,485 104 2,721 65
Surimi-based products 10,034 513 88,747 92 497 104
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M.T. = metric tons; % = comparison with the same period a year earlier
* = excluding pink salmon
Source: NMFS, Long Beach, CA
Contact: Sunee C. Sonu
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